Hi , have you tried the Discovery National Archives site ? there is a section for Merchant seamen ......... had we a name we might have helped more . -----Original Message----- From: Jackie via Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 6:35 PM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Finding apprentice records Hello, this is a long shot but is there anyone here that looks up or is able to look up Merchant Navy apprentice records at the National Archives? Around 1838. Also when a Captain left the Merchant Navy was there a formal end like when you leave the regular Navy? Thanks Jackie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus